. >> reporter: danielle met carlene who is also homeless at a local drop-in shelter. neither woman has an income, but unlike many homeless youth, they say they won't ask people for spare change. instead, they steal the food they need to make it through the day. >> i don't like asking for money. unless i really need it. i will steal something for me, myself than ask somebody else for money. i don't want to look like a bum, dude. we don't sit in the corner and ask for money. this is like a subway sandwich, dude. >> danielle and carlene often spend their days hanging around downtown san diego. at night, they sneak into local hotels to use the internet so they can send e-mails to their incarcerated boyfriends. >> right now we have to go in the ramada and pretend like we're guests and act like we've been here before and have a key. >> reporter: michelle and ducky also spend their day just hanging out in downtown san diego moving from one location to the next with their posse so they aren't harassed by the local shop owners or cops. but at night, they go back to a place the